NDC renames national headquarters after Jerry John Rawlings

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NDC renames national headquarters after Jerry John Rawlings

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially renamed its national headquarters in Accra as the “Jerry Rawlings House”.

According to the NDC, the move is designed to permanently immortalise the memory and foundational ideals of the party’s founder, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings.

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The historic transition of the party’s nerve centre was capped off today, Monday, June 22, 2026 also coincides with what would have been the charismatic leader’s 79th birthday.

The renaming was held under the theme “From Revolution to Fourth Republic: The Rawlings Legacy”.

Senior party officials, supporters, and dignitaries gathered for the ceremony, with President John Dramani Mahama also joining in the event.

President John Mahama, speaking at the ceremony to rename the NDC’s national headquarters as the JJ Rawlings House, unveiled a bust of the late former President in Accra.

He further added that Rawlings would likely have opposed the event had he been alive.

Mahama disclosed that the late Rawlings was deeply uncomfortable with efforts to immortalise his name and preferred to be remembered through his impact on people’s lives and not naming monuments and public structures after him.

Speaking at the event, John Mahama stated, “Rawlings himself, if he were alive, would have been very uncomfortable with this ceremony we are holding, by which we seek to immortalise his name”.

“As the Chairman said, he resisted all attempts to name significant monuments after him,” Mr Mahama noted.

“He politely declined to have the University for Development Studies named after him, even though he had given up his World Food Prize Award as seed funding to start that university,” the President said.

Mahama also recounted a personal experience when he sought Rawlings’ approval to name the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel after him,

He added, “He replied to my letter during my previous presidency when I wrote to seek his permission to name the FPSO for the ENI Sankofa field after him,” he said.

“And he said, ‘Pass it on to President Kufuor. I prefer to have my name inscribed in the minds and hearts of men than on statues and monuments.'”

“Fortunately for us today, he is in no position to object to what we are doing here to immortalise his name,” he added.

“It is the place where ideas are debated, policies are formulated, manifestos are written, strategies are developed and decisions are taken in pursuit of our mission to serve the people of Ghana,” he said.

“By naming this headquarters after J.J. Rawlings, we are embedding our history in the very fabric of this institution and ensuring that future generations will never lose sight of the values and sacrifices that have brought us this far.”

“We celebrate not only Jerry Rawlings’ life but also the values he embodied. We celebrate his courage and leadership. We celebrate his conviction in times of uncertainty, his commitment to national service and his enduring belief that public office should be used to improve the lives of ordinary citizens.”

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